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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-11
roscoe ConkIlng,s Chari!y.

Roscoe Conklfng is daily beset with IN
digent LAWYERS. who look upon the eN-
senator as a sort of animated sub-treas-
ury. He has given them yards of green
backs, but yesterday he drew the line on on
a lawyer who had been a regular customer i
for six months or more. Turning 20 MN
Mr.. COnkling said: ''See here, I've gwen
you enough to support a whole fanny
for year or two. Now you must stapo
aside and give somebody else show. =
New York Sun,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-11
In, ,,,.ored Fire Alarm.

4 mechanic in Louisville, Ky, Lnl! !h17
I'm he les invented an apparatus which
VIII VII discourage , the giving OF false alarms
OF re- e7 His appliance is pair Of mag az
net : nippers which grab by the wrist the IN!
man Who p5 turns in the alarm, and hold him
at the box until the ariyal Of the tire t de,
partnent. The man who turns III tne
alarm can be released only by the firemen,
who are supplied with keys which turn on Oh
the current, when the magnet feI''AeS IT'S
griD-NeW York sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-11
PERPLEXITY.

II we only knew where TO begin,
What wonderful things we could dol
What thrilling romanCes we'd spin
If we only knew where to begin;
What glory we'd speedily win,
What dragons of critics subdue!
If we only kneA where to begin
Just think of the things we could do
Lily Curry.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-11
WILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
IIEREteUl.
STEAMER KINAU.
Lorenzen, CommanderI.

Leaves Honolulu per following schedule
touching at Lahaina, Maalaea, NIakena, Mahu-
kona, Kawalhae LaEpahoehOe. Hilo and keauhOu:
Commencing MON DA Y. July 26, 1886, and
every alternate Monday at p. m, the Kinau
will make the VOLCANO TRIP, reaching Keau-
hOu Wednesday morning, where horses and
carriages in waiting to convey passengers to
the VOLCANO HOUSE give miles in the saddle
and nine miles by Carriage).
Passengers by this rOnte will have two days
and two nights at the NOLCANO HOUSE.
TICKETS FOR THE ROUND TRIP TO THE
VOLCANO, FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH PAYS
ALI. CHARGES.
The Ktnau will arrive in Honolulu Sunday
mornings Volcano trips On HIo trips, vii
leave Honolulu Tuesdays, and return Saturday
morning.
PASSENGER TRAINS will connect with the
Kinau at MahulEOna
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at Honokeia and
Paauhau on down trips from Hilo for Passengers
If a signal is made from the shore.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
WESTERN FEARNAUGHT.

Mr.. Levi S. Gould of this city has
traced Western Fearnaught, formerly
Minoken Boy, to his breeder, and learned
that he was by Danville boy, full brother
to Draco (2:2s), by Young Morrill,; dam
by the IIoyt Horse, son of Vermont
Black Hawk. Danville Boy had a record
of ;33, made in the fourth heat of a race,
in which he defeated Kettle Ball, Lady
Franklin and Woodstock. Expert horse
men who knew Western Fearnaught and
his get well were confident that he was
by Fcarnaught, as there was strong
family resemblance between them. This
is doubtless due to the fact that old Fear
naught and Western Fearnaught had Il
common origin in Young Morrill, The
dam of Western Fearnaught was by
Young Columbus American Cultiva-
for
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09

This horse has never been handled for
speed, but shows a slashing gait, and has
always carried off first prizes at all the
fairs in this section of the State. The
Oldest of his produce are coming four
years and all are promising. Mr.. Agnes
is also the owner of Telephone, by old
Deceive, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Telephone has wonderful way of going,
and bids fair to prove success in the
stud.
1.-The Hinsdale blood is quite promi-
nent here. There are several excellent
road horses in town that are descendants
of him. Many of them are trifle under
size, but are gamy roadsters. Last, but
not least, are the Ethan Aliens, some of
which bear off their share of the laurels
for style and gait. The Ethan Aliens in
this county all sprang from Bacon's
Ethan Allen, whose sire was the world
renowned Ethan Allen, with a record of
2 10 to pole with running mate
A subscriber at Trenton asks "What
is Young Morrill's registered number?''
also wishes to know his breeding, record
and the number of his get with records.
Young Morrill's number is lis. His
breeding given in the American Trotting
Register is: 'Foaled 1913, got by Old
Morrill,; dam by Lock Goss Horse, son
of Sherman Morgan; second dam by
Young Bullrush, by Bullrush, by the
original Justin Morgan" Old Morrll's
registered number is $50 He is recorded
as by the ,Jennison Horse. son of young
Bul!rush Morgan. Young Morrill, got
Danvlle Boy, blk. $. q :33) Draco, br.
:. 2:2Sa) Fearnaught, CHI. :. @ :23i)
! Flora Morrill, blk III. q 80; Hiram
Woodruff, br. s. @ $50 johnny, br. G..
Corinth Boy q 49, Matte Lyle @ :2S)
Maynard br. 5. (three-year-old 3.05l)
Miller's Damsel. b. III. ESQ; Morrill,,
ch. 5. (2.424); st. Paul, br. 5. @ :35)
Velox, br. 5. (2.443); Young Morrill,, gr
:. q :50), and Jim, gr. g. g :39t). This
is the total number with records credited
to him in W. L. Chester's work. Young
Morrill's record was 2 81, made in the
third heat of a race which he won from
Blackstone Belle, near this city, June %
1865.
The same subscriber asks if the Morrow
Horse, by Witherell, is standard, and also
wishes list of his get with records. The
Morrow horse is registered as standard
ard numbered SIS. He is credited with bu
a single performer that ever started in
race, Belle Strickland (2.26.)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
RANGER.

Editor Daatop's Spirit Of the TaiJ.-
While in Detroit, recently, made inquiry
of Mr.. II. COPYRIGHT, about the horse
Stranger, that formerly stood at his barn
in Plymouth, Mich. He says that he was
a large brown or black horse, Is hands
high, and would weigh l,200 pounds.
He feels satisfied that the horse is Jack
Shepard, afterward owned by DR.. 4. p.
Andrews, Adrian, Mich, and sold by him
to Randolph Huntington, of Rochester,
n. Y. His pedigree Furnished by DR..
Andrews) is; by Henry Clay; dam By
Farrell's Messenger; by True Messenger
by imp. Messenger. In my travels in
Michigan, have met with the get of
three different horses named Stranger.
The Plymouth horse Ohio Stranger, re-
Gently mentioned in your columns, and
another that stood at Eaton Rapids,
Mich, and was supposed to have been
stolen from the South during the war.
Tom CROwDER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
FOxHUNTER.
From American Cultivator.

The well-known writer, Mr.. Randolph
Huntington, Rochester, n. Y, contrib
utes the following:
"Editor Of the american CultiUdtor II
glancing over the REGISTER | notice an
extract from Cultivator about Foxhunter.
have read all there was to old Foxhun-
ter from first to last, and, like the major
ity of such things, not one line in ten is
correct as it appears in print in these
days. He was just about such a horse
as they palmed off on the intelligence
visiting Madison Square Garden in New
York at last Autumn's National Horse
Show. First-class mongrels from Cana
da as workers, locked, banged and
reached, then trained to jump, unruly at
the start, were generally sold from Cana
da at $50 per head.
Foxhunter was big half-breed horse
from Pennsylvania, peddled into Living
stone county, n, Y. Bob Whaley and his
uncle got him. They stood him one or
two years, after which he went out into
lIc MOIllOu SctticlucHl Ill OIllO. lie
came back with mud fever leg, which
was kept down for time, but at last set
tied into a milk leg, after which he was
known as Big-legged Foxhunter. The
Whaley boys traded him to Welcome c..
Ross of Victor, who owned him long
time. My old diaries give every particu-
lar from first to last about Foxhunter.
The mares of our county would throw
good colts to bull, and "Big-legged
Foxhunter" (the original Foxhunter) got
many fine coach horses from the mares
on his beat. They were Florizel, Bush
Messenger, Morgan, John Cuisan, Clay,
Nottingham and Bay Norman, also Turk
mares. All high bred.
Foxhunter's best son was Grim's Fox
hunter of Canandaigua. His blood and
breeding were mongrel, and about as
valuable as pewteris compared with lead.
Pewter is good in itself. Lead is
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
MATTE D.. 2:26 3-4.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Ihrf:-I
see in your 2 80 list you make a mistake
in the pedigree and driver of Matte d.,
oh. m. by Bay Middleton. Her dam was
by horse called the Farnsworth Horse,
son of Vermont Hero; and the drivers
name was given as c. II. Brown. ] drove
her in all her races last season and gave
her her record of 2 :25s at Chicago.
Yours truly,
HENRY j. BROWN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
MARSEILLE'S VERMONT BOY

Mr.. Harrison Abbott of Gaysville, VT,
under date of Aug. -, inst, writes as
follows concerning the bay stallion YER
mont Boy now owned by Fred Marseilles
of Middlebury sold Benedict is the
well-known Benedict Morrill,, son of old
Morrill, and sire of Tom Pink, wagon rec
ord 2 1921. The "Joslyn Horse" is Rock
ct, son of Young Myrick, by Sherman
Black Hawk, and sire of India Rubber,
2 :294. MIR. Abbott writes: "Ihe horse
known as Vermont Boy was foaled mine
in 1863; was sired by horse known as
Old Benedict, owned by a Mr.. Benedict
of Williamstown, VT. At the time was
there he gave me one of his bills with the
horses pedigree, but cannot find it. The
mare was chestnut and had bone
SPAWN; was sold by Mr.. Joslyn of Waits
field, VT, to Woodbridge Belcher of
Williamsburgh, Mass, somewhere about
1866 or Z. She was sired by a horse
known at that time as the Joslyn Horse
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
LION KICKED TO DEATH.
SANDER. w. T.. |

SANDER. w. L., Dec. 10.
Chas. II. Ferguson, well known hun
ter, camped on tributary of the Wind
river up in the mountains. He owned a
fine Black Hawk stallion. a few nights
ago Ferguson was aroused from sleep by
a neigh from the stallion. The sound
seemed to be one of rage rather than
alarm, and hastily arising, Ferguson is
sued from his tent and looked in the di-
rection of the horse. The animal was
standing in the full light of bright
moon and seemed to be intently regard
ing an object in the branches of a tree.
As Ferguson's gaze followed that of his
horse the branches were violently agtat-
ed, a wild yell was heard. dark object
hurled itself through the air, and the
horse had an enormous mountain lion COR
Il rider.
The horse sprang madlv in the air, ut
tering a scream little inferior to that of
the lion in shrillness and savagcry
Though he returned to the ground again
with Il tremendous conclusion he failed
to shake the lion from his firm position.
Dark spots of blood now appeared on the
stations shoulders and neck. The lion
was tearing his way to the !jugular. The
horse, apparently realizing his full
danger. sprang straight into the thicl,
tangle of boughs. The lion was torn
from his bloody seat and cast backward
with great violence. The stallion passed
through and turned to confront his fee in
the open space beyond. The lion speedi-
ly recovered himself and sprang once
more into the branches and from thence
made another leap toward the horse, but
missed his aim. The lion began a serie.
of circles nearer and nearer to the horst
and finally made another leap. With the
rapidity of thought the stallion changed
front, and his hind feet, heavily shod
struck the assailant full in the breast
The stricken animal rolled over and over
giving vent to yells of pain and rage
Once more he made an attack. This time
the animal rushed to death. The heel.
of the powerful steed were fairly between
the green eyes, and the mountain lion:
skull was crushed. 1t had been fractured
from side to side. a few convulsiv,
struggles, stitlening of the powerful
limbs in death, and the stallion stood vic
tor over the corpse of the lion.-[ Pitts
burgh Commercial Gazette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
MORGANS AND OTHER MATTERS

American Cultivator "lIorse Notes.
True merit is sure to assert itself in
time, and the merit possessed by mares
possessing strong dash of Morgan blood
is making friends for them all over the
country. The following is from we'll
posted Maine breeder, who, although Il
firm believer in Hambletonian blood, is
not blind to the good qualities in other
families 81 have a mare" he writes,
(which is good type of the old fashion
ed Morgan. She was used for time in
a livery stable, where, although given
plenty of hard work, she always kept fat,
Nothing is known of her breeding except
ing that she was by horse brought from
Canada, called Rocky Mountain Morgan,
and said to have been inbred to the
Morgan strain" Il have several times
questioned the WISDOM says our cores
pendent, ''of breeding from mare of no
better pedigree, but she suited me so
well that bred her to Glenarm one sea
son and to Cyril, son of Glenarm, the
following year.
"Her colts surprise me. That by Glen
arm, now yearling, is very handsome,
has long, nervy stride, and have seen
her show as fast to the halter as | ever
saw anything of her age. She stands
now about fifteen hands, and think will
me better if she came up to sixteen hands.
| intend breeding from her as soon as old
enough. The weanling by Cyril was a
late foal but with two pals of skinned
milk day is growing rapidly. She could
show a four-minute gait when following
the mare at three months old. Can you
tell me anything about this Rocky
Mountain Morgan?"
Hundreds of breeders throughout New
England have met with a similar expert
ence, and present appearances indicate
that the cross is becoming more popular
every day. We fail to find Rocky Noun
tain Morgan registered. Can some of our
subscribers who know the facts concern
ing his breeding give us the desired in
formation?
The following from a subscriber in
Lewis county, n. Y, shows that the
breeders there have the proper material
for producing speed and style combined :
SIN regard to the breeding of choice
blooded horses" says our correspondent,
Lewis county, N. Y, has been hardly
up with some of her sister counties in the
past, but some of our breeders have re-
Gently been awakened to realizing sense
of this state of affairs, and have taken
steps which will result in great improve
ment. We now have the fine Handle
tonian stallion Matchless, by son of
the Old Hero of Chester, dam by young
Eureka, owned by Mr.. j. X. Agnes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09

means the largest or strongest hired II
who will do most work in day. a
when help is hired that is entirely
used to our methous of farming. its in t.
perience greatly detracts from its walt
The truth is that farming is trade, IN
has to be leaned II The workers att
would be effective. 1t requires knoll
ledge and skill in far larger number
things than most other kinds of bushnell
In fact, it is never learned. The oldt
and most successful farmer is general
the most ready to learn something ne
about his business, and it is usually IL
habit which he has kept up through
life that has given him success. Tn
farmer shows only his limited idea
his business who thinks that he knows
much about it that he cannot learn an
thing more. And though skill in fal
| help is desirable, it is sometimes bett
in rough work to have green hand W
| ling to do as he is told, and tC learn, tn
any self-conceited with the idea that
knows everything already. Much ,
ponds upon employers. Some are the
selves so conceted that few hired m
are willing to learn from them.-Cul
| VatOr.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
CHAzY MAID AND ROBBIE B..

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf
Chazy Maid was sired by George NJ.
Patchen, Jr., so-called; dam Morgan
mare from Vermont. George NJ. Patch
en-, Jr. was bred by VIM. Parker of Man
chester, n. H., sired by Jones' Cassius
NJ. Clay, Jr. dam Morgan mare from
vcrmont--so says Mr.. Parker. Robbie
B., PAGER, see you have got down as
Bobbe b., which is wrong. He obtained
a record of l:29i al Governeur, N. Y,
driven by L. G. Quincy. l can't trace
any pedigree for him. Robbie B. is a
bay horse, Is hands, and weighs 925 lbs.
Yours truly, A. b. ASHLEY.
Allen Farm, Milton, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
NOTES..

b. ii. Weed of Pawlet has repurch-
ased the stallion Island Chief by Daniel
Lambert, which he sold last year to his
brother, and will offer his services to the
breeding public this season at his place
in Pawlet. This horse is the sire of Phil
Dwyer q :294) and is highly spoken of
in the Spirit of the Times. The public
will have the opportunity soon of seeing
some of his stock, as there are several
farmers in this vicinity who patronized
him last year. Among them are William
Root of East Rupert; Orrin Derby, No.
Rupert; Delmer Herrick, Pawlet; Albert
Moor, Rupert, and Edward Leach, Paw
let. The dam of Island Chief was fast
PAGER. Mr.. Weed purchased this horse
of Thomas Timmins, l25th street and Sth
avenue, New York city, about year
ago. Further announcements may be
looked for soon.-GGranv On. "
Republican.
Royal Fearnaught, the well-known
Michigan stallion, by old Fearnaught,
2;23i, dam Lady Smithers, by old Col
.umbus; second dam by Harris HANDLE
tonian, was shipped this week from Cold
water to Paris, Ky. He will make the sea-
son at the Sidney Clay place, Budtown,
Bourbon county, which Messrs.
Wright and Carroll have leased. The
veteran turfman, Benjamin 5. Wright,
head of the firm, will send number of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
HENRY CLAY. JR.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the TurJ
In your paper of March % Henry Clay,
Jr., by Black Henry Clay, is credited as
being the sire of Bertha Clay 80. This
is an error; she was sired by Henry Clay
Jr. (30S2), son of old Henry Clay (s),
which stallion is now owned by the Lob
dell Car-Wheel Co. Please make the
necessary correction and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
GEO. G. LOBDELL.
Wilmington, Del.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09

goodbecause it will not only make
pewter, but many other valuable ar
ticles which pewter cannot. Stick to
the Morgan and if you wish to improve
it take of the blood that made it. can
see no earthly good in digging up the
memory of dead mongrels.
What became of that little black son of
Henry Clay that went from Victor to
New York in 1866 and was traded for a
pair of coach horses, then taken to Bos-
ton for Vermont There was positive
blood and breeding in him worth more
than all the Foxhunters that ever lived
and have owned lots of them. Dig up
Lady Pumpkins colts and they will teach
YOUR readers a lessOn."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
bcrse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTER IS
gratifying to It's owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend ii shall
be- The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree oil
the American road horse. AS such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From ali over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department; and we ex-
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors-
es hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey dam
of Henry Clay Tom Thumb, e. s. of Green's
Bashaw; Lconidas reputed g. 5. of Biggart's
Rather, and many others.
This is pre.eminently the kind of informal
ton that all gentlemen of Intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t Is the American gentle
mans paper for the history of the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some OF these pedigrees seems very
similar to a romance, in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty OF
the country through which he travels.
Terms, $50 per year. Tell your neighbors
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every farm in the country
from Maine TO California and there are sew
eral it does not yet reach.
As before announced, all horses, mares and
geldings that trace IN direct male line to Jus
tin Morgan and have at least onesixty fourth
of the blood of the original Morgan will be
recorded in our Morgan Register tor the usual
t..,.i.ar tL..a 1.t1 l..ll
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
LADY WHITEFOOT 2:25 ga.

Editor Duntons Spirit Of the Turf: II
notice in the advertising columns of your
paper that Mr.. Grigsby claims that
Lady Whitefoot, 2:25a, was sired by VIM.
Rysdyk, the sire of his horse Robt.
Rysdyk. Now down here in Seneca Co.,
where VIM. NJ. Rysdyk SOB is standing,
the owners and friends of this horse claim
he is the sire of Lady Whitefoot 2 :25i
but more of us here doubt it. They also
claim that he is the sire of Robt. Rysdyll
, :24t, and one or two more. While it
may work well to claim all they can get
or even more, would suggest that it
be good thing to divide up little, and
make it go as far round as possible among
these sons of Hambletonian, for they
ought to remember that out of the eight
hundred entire sons of old Hambletonian
less than one hundred, or one-eight of
them, ever sired a 2 80 performer There
fore, | say, hold on gentlemen; divide up
squarely and give one to VIM. Rysdyk
527, and one to Vim. NJ. Rysdyk SOB.
Especially do protest in the name of old
Seneca county against the friends of VIM.
Rysdyk 527 robbing the Seneca county
horse, for while he is over twenty years
old. still you will see his No. is pretty
high up in the figures Mr.. Wallace has
given him. Then again Seneca county
has had not less than six of old Hamble-
tonian's sons, and full half-hundred of
his grandsons standing within her borders
for stud service. During the twenty-five
years that these Hambletonian stations
have been doing business here, only three
, 30 trotters have been sired by them all,
and now don't try to steal one of these
from ms pray you. Perhaps, Mr.. Editor,
! have mixed up in matter that is none
of my business, but then it occurred to
me that as the friends of both horses were
up to the same game, perhaps neither side
would feel like exposing the trick.
DIR. j. w. DAY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09
DAM OF MARSEiLLE'S VERMONT
ROY

In reply to letter asking information
about this mare, Mr.. l.. Il. Joslyn of the
Joslyn Stock Farm, Waitsfield, Vermont,
writes AS follows, under date Aug. p,
1887, to Mr.. w. II. Bliss:
The chestnut mare | sold Mr.. Belchel
of Williamsburg, Mass, was sired by
Rocket, or Joslyn Horse (52G). She was
bred by Cassus Joslyn of this town
Her dam was a chestnut mare by Nor
gan Chief or Eldredge Horse, a son of
Woodbury. Morgan. This mare was the
first colt Rocket ever sired. She was a
big roadster; my father drove her to
Montpelier, Is miles, in one hour and fif-
teen minutes.
Cassius Joslyn was the father of l.. r
Joslyn and was the breeder of Rocket.